State Ex Rel. Traeger v. Carleton

Knutson, Justice.

Prior to October 24, 1950, tbe council of tbe village of Hibbing retained the services of Banister Engineering Company of St. Paul (referred to hereinafter as Banister) to make a survey of needed improvements in its sewer system and sewage disposal plant. Banister proceeded to make such survey and estimated that the cost of the proposed improvements would be $742,806.31. On October 24, 1950, the village council adopted a resolution reading as follows:

“Whereas, Chapter 394, Laws of 1949, State of Minnesota, grants additional powers to villages and certain cities to build,…